Role: Head of Marketing Procurement - £120K

Salary: Up to £120K + Excellent Package

Location: Watford (2 days p/w in Office)

Fantastic opportunity to support a CPO in the continued development of a relatively 'Greenfield' Procurement function. The jobholder will lead all Indirect spend, with a heavy focus on Marketing, as well as Professional Services, FM and Property, playing a key role in developing a team of direct reports with a focus on driving agility, speed-to-market, compliance, awareness of commercial risk, and delivering value for money.

Key Priorities:

• Indirect Procurement Strategy: Developing and executing procurement strategies for indirect categories.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders across all levels, supporting indirect procurement needs, and ensuring that procurement strategies align with cross-functional business objectives.
• Sustainability and Social Value Integration: Establishing sustainable procurement best practices in line with Social Value framework
• Procurement Compliance & Policy: Ensuring adherence to procurement policies and processes, managing supplier diversity, setting metrics to measure compliance, and fostering a data-driven approach to supplier selection and performance.
• Supplier Management: supporting supplier onboarding and management processes across indirect categories, including contract negotiation, risk mitigation, and driving supplier performance improvements.

What does success look like?

• Positive stakeholder feedback and strong cross-functional relationship management
• Measurable progress on cost reduction and sustainable procurement goals
• Compliance with Social Value and ESG metrics, including reductions in scope 3 emissions
• High-quality, on-budget supplier performance across Marketing and Indirect categories

What experience is required?

• Deep experience across indirect categories - with specific expertise in Marketing
• Evidence of leading and developing high-performing teams of Procurement professional's
• Strong background in sustainable procurement practices and Social Value
• Ability to work collaboratively with senior management and cross-functional teams
• Proficiency with procurement software (Ariba/SAP, Coupa preferred)

***Applicants must demonstrate current and valid UK Right to Work***